Tea Party Diva

This Strawberry Pinwheel Cake Recipe is a light strawberry delight for a tea party or coffee get together. It’s perfect for a Strawberry, Red Hat or Wimbledon themed tea party.

Strawberry Season - An Excuse to Celebrate

Host a Strawberry themed Tea Party for no reason at all, or invite friends for a Wimbledon Tea Party. Strawberries and cream are Wimbledon icons. Strawberries and cherries also make great foods for Red themed tea parties or Red Hat Society Tea Celebrations.

Strawberry Pinwheel Cake - Ingredients

• 4 large egg yolks
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup sifted cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons warm water
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Powdered sugar

Strawberry Filling - Ingredients

• l cup whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 3 tablespoons lemon curd

(home made or bought) at room temperature

• 1 pint basket (about 3 1/4 cups) California strawberries, stemmed and coarsely chopped

Garnish

• Powdered sugar
• 1 pint basket (about 3 1/4 cups) California strawberries

Method - Cake

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Line 15 x 10 inch jellyroll pan with aluminum foil. Coat with vegetable cooking spray. In large mixer bowl beat yolks and eggs at high speed about 5 minutes until thick and lemon-colored. Continuing at high speed, gradually beat in granulated sugar until mixture is pale and thick. Gently fold in dry ingredients except powdered sugar to blend thoroughly. Fold in water, oil and vanilla.

Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Bake in center of oven about 10 minutes until springy to the touch. Meanwhile, coat a clean dishtowel with powdered sugar. Invert hot cake onto towel close to one long edge. Gently peel off foil. Trim 1/2 inch off each short side of cake. Starting from long side, tightly roll cake and towel. Set on rack to cool completely.

Method - Strawberry Filling

Whip cream in bowl to form soft peaks. Beat in sugar to form stiff peaks. Fold in lemon curd to blend thoroughly. Mix in chopped strawberries. Gently unroll cake. Spread strawberry mixture evenly on cake and re-roll. Place seam-side down. Dust with powdered sugar. Cut into 8 (about I 3/4 inch) equal slices. Place each slice on a serving plate. Garnish with whole and halved strawberries.

Makes 8 servings

Strawberry Pinwheel Cake Recipe & photograph provided courtesy of the California Strawberry Commission. ©2005 California Strawberry Commission. All rights reserved.

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